diff --git a/pdfbox/src/test/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/image/JPEGFactoryTest.java b/pdfbox/src/test/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/image/JPEGFactoryTest.java
index 62c7541b4ce..3305c6899ea 100644
--- a/pdfbox/src/test/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/image/JPEGFactoryTest.java
+++ b/pdfbox/src/test/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/graphics/image/JPEGFactoryTest.java
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ private float computeMeanAbsDiffPerPixel(BufferedImage expected, BufferedImage a
                 count += 3;
                 Color expectedRGB = new Color(expected.getRGB(x, y));
                 Color actualRGB = new Color(actual.getRGB(x, y));
-                if (expectedRGB == actualRGB)
+                if (expectedRGB.equals(actualRGB))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }